Harry walker



(No Model.)

H. WALKER.

GIGAR BOX.

No. 394,945. Patented Deo. 18, 1888.

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NiTn STATES PATENT Trice.

IIARRY XVALKER, OF DENVER, COLORADO, ASSIGNOR TO CLARKE & VALKER, OFSAME PLACE.

CIGARHBOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 394,945, dated December18, 1888.

Application filed March 21, 1888. Serial No. 268,005. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY VALKER, of the city of Denver, in the countyof Arapahoe and State of Colorado, have invented a new Appliance forCigar-Boxes, the same serving to keep the cigar moist and fresh;andIdohereby declare that the following is a full and eX- actdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked t-hereon.

This invention relates to cigar-boxes.

The object is, without material increase in bulk and in a ready,el'ticient, and inexpensive manner, to produce a cigar-box in which thecontents may be kept moist, so that cigar manufacturers and dealers maybe enabled to keep their goods fresh in boxes ot' usual size andappearance and sell them without increase of price.

The invention consists, essentially, in a cigar-box provided with theusual movable lid, hing'ed or nailed, but with a perforated bottom andwith a tlap or cover arranged beneath this bottom, leaving' a shallowchamber between the tlap and the bottom, where a moistened pad is to beinserted.

I have illustrated the invention in the accompanyi n drawings, in which-Figure l is a perspective view ol' abox made in accordance with myinvention, the lid be ing open to show the interior. Fig. 2 is anotherperspective view of the box, the flap being raised to show the bottom;and Fig. 3 is a transverse section ot the box. Fig. at is a sectionalview illustrating the lower portion of the bottom ol the box with astrip of tinfoil on the bottom turned up. Fig. 5 is a sectional view ofanother common. form ot' box in which the tray is dispensed with, themoistened pad and the two strips of tin-foil being shown turned up inorder to illustrate their proper relation. i

In the drawings, A represents a cigar-box, of wood or other suitablematerial, provided with a movable lid, in the present instance shown ashinged.

The box proper here shown is of ordinary torm*namely, having a traylocated at about the center for the purpose of separating layers ofcigars.

No invention is claimed in the construction of the box otherwise than inthe moistening device, and I do not of course wish to be undei'stood aslimiting myself to any special form of box.

The bottom of the box o is, as shown, provided with perforations, andthe cover or vtlap a3 is hinged to the bottom, and so placed in relationthereto as to leave a space for the reception of a moistened pad, o?, ofany suitable niateiial-such as blotting-paper, cloth, or the like-whichwill absorb and hold a suitable quantity of water to keep the contentsof the box moist. The .fiap when closed rests in an indentation orcountersink in the bottom of the box to present a 'fiat surface. Theonly additional depth of the box over ordinary boxes is given by thespace between the perforated bottom and the flap, and this is notsufficient to add materially to the size.

The bottom of the box is provided on its upper and lower faces withstrips of tin-foil, b, which serve to prevent the wood from warping orfrom other injury incident to placing' the same in contact with themoistened pad.

O represents a tray, which may, if desired, be employed in the box. Thistray rests upon cleats c, iixed to the sides and ends of the box, andits bottom is preferably perforated, as shown, to allow moisture to risefrom the pad and keep the cigars placed on the tray fresh.

It will be found in practical use that a box made as herein describedpossesses great advantages over one in which a damp pad is slid into ashallow chamber at the bottom of a box, because of the great difficultyof successfully sliding' a moistened fabric into a narrow space; and italso possesses great advantage in point of cost and convenience over onein which the moistened pad is put on a tray and placed in an opening' inthe bottoni of the box.

l-lavingl thus fully described. my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A cigar-box consisting of the ordinary box with a hinged or other lid,but with its bottom perforated, and with a hinged itlap, leaving ashallow compartment between the Iiap when closed and the perforatedbottom, a moistened pad to be interposed between the iiap and thebottom, substantially as described.

Vitnesses: HARRY \VALKER.

JOHN F. SHoFRoTH, PLATT Ros-Ens.

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